Doc Elder wrote:
I have a real problem with TP&W stocking trout in North Texas ponds.
Trout
are glamour fish and therefore popular to talk about. Trout are also

cold-water fish and what's the point in stocking them where the water
will
likely get hot enough to kill them? Seems to me, the money would be
better
spent stocking fish that would have a good chance of lasting several
years
and pro-creating.

Doc: You sure hit the nail on the head with the above statement as far
as I am concerned. This has been one of my main problems with the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department for years and now with the license
changes they made last year, you cna't be licensed to fish in this
state without supporting this program. I damn near decided to not buy a
license this year for that very reason. I can still fish for wild trout
by merely driving a few days either east or west.

Don: If you want to learn how to catch those stocked little pale
imitations of trout you might want to travel to Arkansas to check out
the Little Missouri Fishing Festival and mine Jeff Gurin's mind on how
to catch them. Jeff is The guide on Arkansas's closest trout fishing
water and realy knows his stuff. Learn more at
WWW.Littlemissouriflyfishing.com This will be my first year to miss
this event. You will also see several of the Dallas Flyfishers at this
event. Besides this poor little town can use every dollar you drop
while there.

Big Dale